Dismal Dining Experience

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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MSC Seaside

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Found the amount of time spent at each port to be too short and shorter than any other cruise line I have been on.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick embarkation despite so many passengers, 5,000.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
First night, waited an hour and ten minutes to get appetizers and same for the four families around us. This poor situation continued until the end of the cruise.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Plenty of room at the pool, gym and outside areas.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Late night comic was great and the theater shows were also good.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Room steward was great but dining room waiters need training. Captain was excellent in working to address our concerns.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship and spotless. Best fast clean-up staff in the two buffet areas. Casino is too small and cramped, one has difficulty walking thru it.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Bed and bedding was excellent and spotless. Compared to my other balcony rooms this one was smaller in terms of less closet space and a smaller bathroom.

Ship tip

Until the dining room service is fixed and the same with the company computer system I will not travel on MSC again.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Nice to walk around the old town.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Take a taxi to town and walk around the town, nice.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Take the $7 water taxi to town and walk around the town to shop or hit the beach off main street.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Ignore the "hawkers" and go to the straw market or the shops two blocks from the ship.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Organized and fast. Tip use a porter its worth the money for really fast exit.
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